Five finalists will enter a Shark Tank of their own next week when they pitch to judges of the 2018 Deakin University Geelong Business Excellence Awards.
Each of the competitors will try to convince the panel why they deserve to win the awards’ coveted Business of the Year, arguably the biggest annual prize in local commerce.
The judges hand-picked the unidentified five this week from the winners of the awards’ 19 categories.
The category winners came from a field of over 50 finalists “spread across all business sizes and various industry sectors”, said a spokesperson for awards organiser Geelong Chamber of Commerce.
“The judges have been impressed with the high calibre of entries this year, which made selection of the final winners a difficult task,” the spokesperson said.
The chamber was keeping the identities of the category winners and Business of the Year contenders under tight wraps this week ahead of the presentation night at The Pier next month.
Last year’s presentation attracted an attendance of more than 600, making it the biggest night on the local business calendar.
Tickets for this year’s dinner, on 26 July, are available at gbea.com.au.
The Geelong Indy is print media sponsor of the awards.
